A review by nicholas_matheson
The Wicked Day by Mary Stewart

5.0

Without a doubt the best of Mary Stewart's Arthurian legend novels. Mordred's characterisation is incredible. Despite the fact that from the beginning we know how this story ends, the way she writes means that we always have an inkling of hope that it'll finish off happily ever after. Mordred and Arthur's relationship is so we'll developed all throughout that it's hard to envision how they could come to be enemies, and yet that outcome doesn't feel forced. Because of this inevitability, the climax is absolutely tragic, and this is another book on that list that almost made me cry.
Not cool, Mary.